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A woman went through years of suffering and saw seven doctors when her husband happened to see a news article about her condition. ' They realized that she had hereditary hemochromatosis (iron overload) but the diagnosis was too late and fatal damage had occurred to her body. It is believed 2 million Americans suffer from this disease which can be easily managed by regular blood donations.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Orlando Sentinel
About: Undiagnosed iron overload disease proves fatal
Date: 1 June 2004
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Author: Kate Sanitch
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